[Frameworks] in support of Josh Rushton at FotoKem

[John Woods]

>Are there folks anywhere in North America that are developing a coop lab? I had 
>heard that Cineworks in BC was setting up 
>a film-specific facility, but don't know if this included a lab or any kind. 
Cineworks is struggling due to BC Arts Council Cuts (30% of our funding) that 
happened the same year we finally expanded to our film annex.
Lack of money and over-dependence on a small handful of volunteers has stalled 
the expansion.  


We've got an 8/16/35 processor that we can setup for E-6 or B&W, the dream is to 
have it doing B&W in January. We also have a 16mm contact printer in great 
working shape, and a 35mm contact printer in not so great shape and a top 
running Steenbeck and an animation stand all at the annex. We still have our 
Oxberry optical printer at the main space but would love to get a JK printer 
with 8 & 16 gates down at the annex to be fully self sufficient (lemme know if 
you got an unwanted JK laying around...).

We're really close to having a 16mm B&W facility. We don't expect it to compete 
with any labs but maybe it could generate some excitement and attract some 
attention. But mounting budget issues might mean we have to pull the plug on the 
whole thing...


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